Wagon-brake.



J. H. HUBHN.

WAGON BRAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 21, 190e.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

@3M/m @QM 4 @W witwassen A further objectis to provide aeolis'truc'-`4 4 lion in which the brakeshoes will be pressed J'OHNHENRY HUEHN, oF BELorr',iowA,fAss1GNoR To CATHERINE KEENER, oF URBANA,

* wagon-BRAKE; Y

Tooll whom 'it may conce-rn:l

Be it known that'l. Joux 4 lle-xm' Humm,"l a citizen of the United Statesfresiding at- Beloit, in. the county otl Lyon and. Statejof- Iowa, have invented certain ne\vand'useful Improvements Yin egon-Brakes, offwhiclr the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vehicles,4 par- Ivticularly to wagon brakes and the method ofi` operating'the sa1ne. v.

The object of the invention isto simplify the construction aswell as the means and mode of operation of such device, whereby Vthey will not only be cheapenedxbutfcwill 'b ,e

rendered more etiicient in usm/easily,

with considera-ble forceA againstlthegrear sidesof the carrying \vheels',fand further zto" vprovide means whereby the brake maybe operated from either the forward portion or the rear of the vehicle.

With the above primary' and other incigA dental objects in view as will more fully ap-" pear in the specification, the invention :con- .V sists of the features of construction;thel` parts and combinations' thereof,y and-Inode of operation, or `their equivalents,' as herein.'v

after described and' set forthin the claims'.

The drawing isa 1perspective view of therear portion of a wagon truck with.the` various parts of the brake construction -in operat-ive positions thereon.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference.

Referring to 4the-drawing, l is -the.reach;

2 are the hounds, on either side of the' reach 1 3 is the rear axle of the vehicle terniating at either end in the spindles 4; fa bolster 5 1s supported on the axlein the usual rn'anner.

' As thus far described, the construction is the ordinary constructlon to be f ound in vehicles'for comparatively heavy Work. Pivoted on the hounds 2 to the rear -of the axle 3 and preferably to the` under side of thev hounds 2 are two transverse brake levers 6" and 7. The lever 6 is pivoted at 8 while the brake lever 7 is pivoted at 9 in such manner that the res ective levers will oscillate in a horizontal plane. On the outer ends of the respective levers are carriedbrake shoes 10 which engage the rear side of the carry- 12; wherebv therespective brake levers willa trans' oscillateur; tL-Ihorizon'tal plane. The leven 1 5 iscpnnectedb ing end 1 l toryinfo) el will ,canse Spanne-ation of-Lect'era't'gnt: raeeneed'apnl 13, 190e.

ing wheelsllindicated -`by. dotted .lines in 'l`helhrake levers 6 and 7 are thei r' respect ive-.pivotal connections by a link luicaused tomove in unis'on'. The brake lever' (Suis/somewhat longer than the lever 7 and extelulseutirely across the wagon truck projecting beyond theopposite hound 2, as .at 13.12 li \'ote' l,f in a' suitable bracket 14 on link with the projectbrake-lever An oscillan hlopcrating lever 15 esponding, movement of the CarriedEllponjnthe upper 4side of the rear vportion' of;-th:reacl1`1 1s' :.1 rack or ratchet, -bar 17 engaged'byffafprojecting toothI 18 lon @the operatinglever:l5-to retain the parts .in their h adjiistedfpositionl Attached tothe under sideof-thediounds -2-. and to the reach 'thihughthe connecting. link rve eepers for lthe levers the projectingarms1ofthe respective brake:

-levers; lBylf-in efansf theoperating lever l V.support1 :the Hbrake' evers and T.' 'lhese Vrinu'dslt 'liniitingftlle movenentg-thereof andsupport the brakeshoeslniay-be.set onreleased vfrom the rear of 'the vehicle. 'l .When desired to operate the'xbrake mechanism. from the v. 4front of thel'vehiclefas would be the case when a. 'wagonbed was 'being used on the trucks', an additional operating lever isprm videdwhiclr inay, be-of vthe ordinary well" knownconstruction; and locatedA on th'e' wagon-bed oron the'truck adjacent tothe Y l forward end -thereo -This second --op'erat-v I ing lever-isnot shownin'thedrawings, but Y `is-of thetype usually-.found on. vehiclesof this character.' :This`lever -isf .connected by' a connectingrod 2 0 with an auxiliary lever' 21 pvoted to the axle '3 orto any other suitable portion of `the wagon truck. The oppol i site arm ofthe pivoted auxiliary lever 2l yis connected byconnecting rod-22 with the projecting endv 13 of the brake lever 6.

r This enables the brake'mechanism vto be operated from the front of the vehicle by Athe operation of the second operating lever (not shown) as described above. The auxiliary obviously is susceptible of'modificatien'in gg .Y f 917,945

lever 2l serves t o reverse the movement of the parts, thus when the connecting rod 20 is caused to move as indicated by the -arrow through the operation of ,the forward operating lever, the connecting rod 22 is reciprocated in the opposite directionas also indicatedby the arrow'to set the brake'shoes l() upon the Vperi heiy of the carrying wheels 11. lt is to understood'tha'twhen the rear operating lever 15 is lto b e used'the forward operating lever is disconnected, and vice-versa. A keeper or 'guard 23'is. secured 'to the upper side ooneof the hounds-2 and inclosses the operating l'ever `15 'and limits the movement thereof.- -At 24 are shown the-usual braces between the reach, and hounds, and the axle; f

From the above description it will be apparent that'there is thus produced a-brake mechanism of the .character described,` possessing the particular features of advantage' before enumerated as' desirableimd `vvliiclil its form, proportiorn. andl arrangement ofxparts.'

Having. thus described i my' invention fV I claim:

1. In a construction as described-fa wagon' truck, carrying wheels-therefor, o positely disposed brake levers" ivoted on tie under side of said truck an lmovable in a. horizontal p1ane,-Ushaped guards attached to the truck and inclosing'and-,supportin the said brake levers, brake shoes carri v on said levers and y'engaging the rearsides of' the. carrying wheels, -an .operatin lever'lcated at the rear of thetruck, an 'f'j'sec'ond o erating lever located'adjacent'to the front o' the truck, connections between eacli'of' the said operatinglevers, whereb Ithe' 'opl eration of either of said' levers wil .oscillate the brake levers to' move the brake shoes to and from en ement with the carrying wheels, substantially` as specified.

detail construction,

2. I'n a construction as described, a `Wa on -truck comprisinfv a' reach, hounds on eit er side thereof, an an axle, brake levers ivot'ed to the respective hounds exten ing parallel -to each other and in op osite directions, .said leversbeing mova le yin a horizontal plane, one of Said levers extendiin;r entirely aci-oss 'the truck and projecting' -tlie reach with lwhich said operating lever engagesv to' retain thevparts in. adpisted vposition, v.substantially a's specified.

3'; In'a construction as described, a Wagon truck, carrying' wheels' therefor, bralce levers pivoted-gbn-"lsaid'ftruck,and oscillating in a -horiiontalplanefbrakeshoes carried on said leverj'an'd ada ted to engage the rear side of the)carryingfwvheels, ai link connecting thev brake. .;levers ,whereby they will move in en' aging'afpivotedauxiliary lever, a'sec- 0n .connecting rodengagmg 'said auxiliary lever'jon the 'oppositeside of its pivotal lpoint, and connecting therewithone of said.

rake levei'swlierebyfthe motion limparted to saidbrake levers bythe operation of. said operating lever will' be in vreverse direction,

substantially las s citied.

Iii 'testimony w ereof, .I have hereunto set- .iny han'drthis' 28 day of October A. D. 1908.

JOHN HENRYA HUEHN.

'Witnessesr H'. NJCOOPR,v S. B. RUENILL,

" unison',"anoperatingjlever;locatedadjacent tothe'frontofthe truck, a connecting rod extending rearward fromsaid lever and 

